3D-image-guided HDR-brachytherapy versus 2D HDR - brachytherapy after external beam radiotherapy for early T-stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma

• Main Authors: Ren, Y.F, Zhao, Q.C, Liu, H, Huang, Y.J, Wang, Z.Y, Cao, X.P, Teh, B.S, Wen, B.X
• Other Authors: DUKE-NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL
• Format: Article
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: cisplatin; fluorouracil; adjuvant chemoradiotherapy; adult; aged; Article; bleeding; brachytherapy; brachytherapy device; cancer control; cancer staging; cancer survival; comparative effectiveness; controlled study; disease free survival; early cancer; endocrine disease; epistaxis; external beam radiotherapy; female; fibrosis; follow up; headache; hearing impairment; hematologic disease; human; image guided radiotherapy; lip disease; local recurrence free survival; major clinical study; male; mucosa inflammation; multiple cycle treatment; nasal mucosal lining synechiae; nasopharyngeal ulceration; nasopharynx carcinoma; neck fibrosis; neurological complication; nose disease; radiation applicator; radiation dose distribution; radiation dose fractionation; radiation injury; radiation necrosis; radiation response; retrospective study; survival rate; three dimensional image guided high dose rate brachytherapy; treatment outcome; two dimensional high dose rate brachytherapy; ulcer; xerocheilia; xerostomia; adolescent; adverse effects; comparative study; middle aged; multivariate analysis; Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms; pathology; procedures; radiation dose; three dimensional imaging; young adult; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Brachytherapy; Female; Humans; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Male; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Radiotherapy Dosage; Retrospective Studies; Survival Rate; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult
• Online Access: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/181478
• Institution: National University of Singapore

10.1186/1471-2407-14-894